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| HER Number: | MDV102510 |
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| Name: | Possible sections of the America Road, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
Two short section of trackway of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945, crossing Ravens Slack in Braunton Burrows. They might be sections of the U.S. Army’s Assault Training Centre infrastructure known as the American Road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 447 347 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (World War II - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.
An earthwork trackway or road is visible.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4434 04-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349344.
The trackways are not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
Two short section of trackway of probable Second World War date and military function are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1945, crossing Ravens Slack in Braunton Burrows. They might be sections infrastructure within the U.S. Army’s Second World War Assault Training Centre on the Burrows known as the American Road. They were probably originally part of a single route that connected with the surviving north-south track to the east. However, they do not appear to correspond exactly with trackways visible on later aerial photographs and perhaps were superseded by changing training requirements on the Burrows, and passed out of use by the end of the war. This interpretation is possibly supported by the presence of craters and other training earthworks at circa SS44793467 that appear to divide the two sections of track. Other sections of Second World War trackway have been recorded to the east and south, some of which have remained partly in use.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/102. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/LA/102 5018-5019 17-JAN-1945. |
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| SDV349344 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS4434 04-MAY-2007. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57283 | Part of: Braunton Areas A, B, C and D of US Assault Training Centre (Monument) |
| MDV74006 | Related to: American Road, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
| MDV102985 | Related to: Military trackways across Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2017 12:30PM |
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